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AFG Program Overview & Understanding the Award Process,

•In an effort to provide applicants with more information on how to fill out the application we will briefly cover the AFG Progarm Overview and understanding the award process.

Application Development

•We will view an actual application and cover many of the questions within the application in details, concentrating on problem areas for the majority of unsuccessful applications.

Developing the Narrative

• We will cover the Narrative Sections and the Evaluation Tools used to Score Narratives

Top Ten Best Practices

• We will review the best practices for submitting a competitive AFG Application

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Based on your audience’s experience with the program. Briefly cover the aspects of the application process.

• NOFO

• Contains all relevant information regarding Eligibility, Priorities, Process,, and Grant Management

• Application Period

• Do not wait until the last minute to submit your application. There are not extensions to the application period.

• Electronic Pre-Score

• Each Program Activity will receive an individual Electronic Score. We will discuss Program Activities in detail later. The questions in the “Request Details” section are the primary source of the score. Call volume and population protected and other department characteristics may also affect the score. Program Activities that score within the competitive range will proceed to Peer Review.

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• Electronic Pre-Score and Peer Panel Review Score are combine to determine the Final Score. Peer Panel Review Scores are determined primarily by the application narrative for each Program Activity. We will discuss how the narrative is scored later in this workshop. Applications that fall in the fundable range proceed to Post Panel Reivew.

• Post Panel Review

• The purpose of the Post Panel Review is to assess the request in respect to eligibility of applicant and equipment, excessiveness, and adherence to all federal laws and requirements.

• Award Recommendation & Acceptance

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Planning and Preparation

• Conduct a RISK ASSESSMENT to determine the needs of your organization. (Equipment, PPE, Training, Vehicles, a Regional Project)

• Prioritize your needs to match the HIGH PRIORITIES of the AFG Program.

(The other sections we will go over individually.)

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• Each of these application types have a slight variance of the questions asked. For example applications submitted by Fire Departments will not be asked questions that only apply to EMS organizations. Regional application have questions specific to regional request. Micro grants are limited to only high priority items.

• Each of these application types have Ops and Safety and Vehicle program areas with the exception of micro grants.

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